Where does “ἰχθύβοτος” come from?
ἰχθύβοτος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἰχθύς, from Ancient Greek ἀετός, from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewyetós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.
ἰχθύβοτος (Ancient Greek): fed on by fish
Ancestry of “ἰχθύβοτος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἰχθύς | fish |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀετός | eagle; the constellation Aquila; omen |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | ayyetós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewyetós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éwis | bird |